Cranbrook Schools

This article is about the private Pre-K–12 school in Michigan, United States. For alternate uses, including other Cranbrook schools, see Cranbrook (disambiguation).
Cranbrook Schools
Location
Map
Bloomfield Hills
,
MI
48304

USA
Coordinates42°34′21.6″N 83°14′56.4″W / 42.572667°N 83.249000°W / 42.572667; -83.249000
Information
TypePrivate, Boarding
MottoCranbrook: "Aim High"
Kingswood: "Enter to Learn, Go Forth to Serve"
Established1922; 102 years ago (1922)
Head of schoolJeff Suzik, Ph.D.
Faculty200
Enrollment1658 Students
506 Pre-K thru 5th Grade
339 Grades 6th thru 8th
811 Grades 9th thru 12th (257 Boarding, 554 Day)
Student to teacher ratio8:1
Campus size319 acres (129 ha)
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Blue and Green   
Athletics25 Interscholastic Sports
Athletics conferenceMHSAA Catholic League Division II
MascotCranbrook Crane
Kingswood Aardvark
TuitionBoarding: $56,600
Day: $41,800[1]
Websiteschools.cranbrook.edu

Cranbrook Schools is a private PK–12 educational institution located on a 319-acre (129 ha) campus in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. It includes a co-educational elementary school, a middle school with separate schools for boys and girls, and a co-educational college-preparatory high school with boarding facilities. Cranbrook Schools is part of the Cranbrook Educational Community (CEC), which includes the Cranbrook Institute of Science, the Cranbrook Academy of Art, and Cranbrook House and Gardens. Christ Church Cranbrook is also on campus. The Cranbrook community was established by publishing mogul George Booth, who bought the site of today's Cranbrook community in 1904. Cranbrook was designated a National Historic Landmark on June 29, 1989, for its significant architecture and design. It attracts tourists from around the world.[2][3] Approximately 40 acres (160,000 m2) of Cranbrook Schools' campus are gardens.

As of 2023, Cranbrook Schools had an endowment of $217 million, among the fifteen largest held by America's boarding schools.[4] In addition, the Cranbrook Educational Community, of which the schools is a member, had an endowment in excess of $300 million in 2007.[5]

As of 2021 it had 1,656 students, making it Michigan's largest private school by enrollment in a single campus.[6]

  1. ^ Affording Cranbrook, Cranbrook.edu
  2. ^ "Michigan modern architecture a draw for travelers". The Denver Post. The Associated Press. 2010-02-03. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  3. ^ Class syllabus, Architectural Association School of Architecture, London
  4. ^ "Boarding Schools with the Largest Endowments (2023)". Boarding School Review. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  5. ^ Kaffer, Nancy (December 6, 2007). "Why Cranbrook Matters". Metromode. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  6. ^ Mack, Julie (2017-05-20). "Michigan's 75 largest private schools by 2016-17 enrollment". MLive. Retrieved 2020-05-01. - Updated October 4, 2017